SUMMARY OF PROVOKE: How Leaders Shape the Future by Overcoming Fatal Human Flaws BY STEVEN GOLDBACH
About this book
This is not the main book and is not meant to take its place. However Sandy Allen has calmly and brilliantly produced a SUMMARY thatSimplifies the authors point and relays it.Written in plain English that individuals of all literacy levels can understand.Completely outlines several important ideas that you could have missed.It is time and money efficient while yet being valuableAbout the Original BookGeoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach, two well-known strategy consultants and best-selling authors, explore how people react tentatively in the face of uncertainty in their book How Leaders Shape the Future by Overcoming Fatal Human Flaws. They also give us the tools we need to act differently.Tuff and Goldbach present a convincing case against the idea that visionary leaders change the world by doing the exact opposite of what a "wait and see" approach entails. The book demonstrates how to elicit action as a mechanism for advancement for readers from all walks of life by drawing on concepts from behavioral economics and business.In the book you will find the An overview of the many cognitive biases that affect and distort decision-making by leaders in the presence of ambiguityFive different models of provocation can be used alone or in combination to anticipate, drive through, and exit that phase change in a way that creates the future you want. How to identify the "phase change" that takes place when an uncertainty resolves from being a question of "if" to being a matter of "when"How real "provocateurs" overcome their need for certainty before acting to shake the very foundations of their governments, firms, industries, and sectors.Provoke is the ideal resource for established and aspiring leaders in all spheres of life where uncertainty is prevalent, which is to say, almost everywhere. It will serve as your go-to manual for overcoming the basic human tendencies that keep us immobile and prevent us from taking advantage of our opportunities.